The three piece airlock that I purchased works awesome! I have read some bad reviews of people breaking them but all I had to do in order to avoid that issue is simply lubricate the stem before sliding it into the grommet...water worked for me.

These vent much easier than the s type bubbler airlock. Was using the bubbler but it looked like it was holding too much pressure so I switched to this 3-piece. It's purring right along now. Should make for a more complete secondary when the fermentation slows down.

These are shorter than the S shaped airlocks and my 1 gallon and 1/2 gallon fermenters fit on my shelves easier. However, these will spill easier and the fluid seems to evaporate quicker. So it's a bit a trade off.

Had a Gnat incased in the plastic like Han Solo in the Empire Strikes Back.

I used the S shaped Airlock that came with my kit for the first couple of batches. Didn't take long to find out I wanted another alternative. This airlock works perfect. I bought two. I use Vodka rather than water or Starsan solution. Interestingly one of the plastic pieces has a gnat incased in the plastic. It is totally sealed. I keep it as a novelty item. It's not like I can get to it, or any bacteria can escape the "Han Solo carbonite". Would have given it 5 stars had it not been for this Snafu.

We like them much better than the stand version we started with because they can be fit more tightly into the bottle without having the liquid all go to one side or the other. Makes carrying the full carboys much easier with a tight fit. Easier to clean than the standard version. Great product. We're switching over entirely to this product.

While trying to screw a brand new one into the bung with I don't think excessive force, the bottom broke right through. I'll be looking for something sturdier going forward, and extra careful with the ones I already have.

I have five of these now for use in my 1-gallon fermenters. They work like a champ, they're easy to clean, and they're inexpensive.I like them better than the bubbler airlocks. They're easier to clean and work better for me.

I guess I'm now jaded when it comes to NB starter kits. When we purchased the kit we were expecting the wine equivalent of the beer kit. The equipment itself is comprehensive and well thought out. There a couple of additions chemicals that would have been nice, non-mandatory, additions. But the hard equipment itself is much better than As far as instructions are concerned, this is where it fell down for us. I wish they had the laminated instruction card (instead of tips for better wine making) and, more importantly, the DVD with video instructions. That DVD was a great addition for the novice beer maker (us) in the beer starter kits. A visual teaching course can clear up a lot of mystery on how to use the equipment (gravity reading for the beginner?).As a pet peeve, the online instructions include the the phrase "cleanliness is next to goodliness." It's "Godliness", not "goodliness". (Even spell check corrects it). If you must be politically correct then just leave it out instead of messing up the phrase. As far as the wine itself is concerned, it isn't bad. I've had much worse commercial wine. This process is much more involved than your basic brewing and for us vinting takes a back seat to brewing and cider making. It is something to do between brew sessions. Given better instructions (and larger selection of wine) and I think this kit could equal the beer kit in value.

I had a number of air locks, they all work. This one had two better features: first the small cross in the bottom seems to break bubbles when close to boil over, second the inner piece is balanced better. Good enough that I got another on the next order so the others are back-up.

I read the first review. Complaining and removing stars because of a spelling error and non-laminated instructions is an outright farce. Pros- Making wine with this small batch starter kit is about as easy as making macaroni and cheese. Easy to follow directions and simple ingredient recipes are designed for the beginning vintner.Con- Metal spoon + glass Bubbler = broken bubbler.The directions stated to "vigorously" stir when degassing. My bubbler cracked. Fortunately, it was a batch of cider that I was trying mix up. I shot an email to NB and they had another one on the way.This kit is easily a 5 star and the customer service folks are just as worthy, if not better.

Worked well but cheaply made and fell apart quickly. Purchased this 6 months ago from N. Brewer and arrived with a defective crimping cap (bent and crimped). Not a problem since I had an old double wing capper that I'd been using for years and was able to swap caps. Once replaced was able to cap bottles with greater ease and speed than the old wing capper. However, 6 months later, the threads on the plastic retainer that holds the crimping cap in place shredded and now the entire unit is unusable because of a very cheap plastic tube. Fortunately still had my several year old wing capper (that cost about 1/4 of this one) and could finish the job.

These work great for me. If foam from an extra active ferment gets into one, I replace with another, without the cap and float, and jam tubing into the air channel on one end and other end in a jar of sanitized water for a nice blow off arrangement.

This airlock is easy to take apart and clean. It works really well. I brewed a beer with very active fermentation and was able to see the airlock had clogged. Had another identical unit, sterilized it and witched them. Beer turned out great. Should have used a blow off tube but was not called for in recipe.

I've used this kit twice. The first time my mash temps were too high because the temperature loss in the mash tun was only 7 degrees F! I was planning for more like 12 degrees. On the second batch, I planned for a 7 degree loss, and the mash temp came out spot on. The false bottom works great and the flow is perfect. I had never done fly sparging, but this kit makes it easy. It doesn't take much longer than batch sparging, and is a lot safer than lifting and pouring a vessel of hot water. Assembly was easy and there were no leaks. Great kit.

I have a few of these and they work great. I definitely like them better than the bubble airlock. I have had a blow out with this model but it was on a 1-gallon brew and not enough head space. Gunk can get into the bottom of the airlock and plug it up.otgerwise, works as advertised.

BEST ANSWER:I've never put the airlock into the dishwasher. I have always had washed with warm water. At the end of the day the most important thing is to make sure all airlock pieces and the rubber gromet air put into sanitizer before being placed on the fermenter

BEST ANSWER:I've never put the airlock into the dishwasher. I have always had washed with warm water. At the end of the day the most important thing is to make sure all airlock pieces and the rubber gromet air put into sanitizer before being placed on the fermenter

We just purchased this kit to make 5 gallon batches. Now, we are trying to determine what additional equipment will be needed to make a 1 gallon batch instead. So far we have the 2 gallon kettle, Little Big Mouth Bubbler and airlock (fermentation), and 2 gallon bucket (bottling) which I have referenced below. Is there any siphoning/tubing, etc. we will need for this smaller set up that we cannot use from the 5 gallon Brew Share Enjoy Starter Kit? Thanks!

BEST ANSWER:I went from 5 gallon to 1 gallon brewing some time ago. Since then I have moved to 3 gallon brewing. My point is I'm working off of memory. From memory I think the only additional equipment I needed was the fermenting bucket. I also bought a 1 gallon carboy that needed a new rubber stopper but the airlocks from the 5 gallon still worked fine. I used the same hoses/tubing. As far as I can remember all I needed additionally was the 1) bucket. 2)carboy 3) rubber stopper for the carboy

BEST ANSWER:I went from 5 gallon to 1 gallon brewing some time ago. Since then I have moved to 3 gallon brewing. My point is I'm working off of memory. From memory I think the only additional equipment I needed was the fermenting bucket. I also bought a 1 gallon carboy that needed a new rubber stopper but the airlocks from the 5 gallon still worked fine. I used the same hoses/tubing. As far as I can remember all I needed additionally was the 1) bucket. 2)carboy 3) rubber stopper for the carboy

Oops like you are pretty much set to go, you can use the siphoning stuff from the 5 gal kit for the 1 gal. (Make sure the 2 gal wide mouth jug is up higher to help with siphoning flow)Then other things would be sanitizer if you haven't purchased already (not sure that it's supplied with kit)Also sugar capsules for carbonation in the bottling process.